Service difficulty report · Fmc · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
July 8, 2010
Submitted
July 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N383QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600483
Aircraft time
9,555 hours, 7,759 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
1835501020101
Part serial
MU1193
Condition
Overheated
Location
Cockpit
Part time
9,555 hours, 116 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WHILE AT CRUISE, ALTITUDE OF 27,000 FEET, THE CREW BECAME AWARE OF A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR; SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE FMS UNIT WAS OBSERVED TO GO "BLANK". THE CREW DIVERTED. THE FMS UNIT APPEARED TO FEEL UNUSUALLY HOT. REMOVED FMS & SMELLED STRONG ODOR. REMOVED FMS & INSPECTED WIRING DOWN IN PEDESTAL FOR BURNS ETC. NO BURNS OR CHAFING NOTED. R & R FMS. TRANSFERED NDB DISK OVER. POWER DUP UNIT AND OPS CHECKED FMS GOOD. RESTORED PEDESTAL AVIONICS AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. ALL WORK IAW 560 MM 34-61-00.